Tag: Iraq War

U.S. soldier on guard over 7th corps enemy prisoners of war holding area, February 1991, in central Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. (AP Photo/Jordan)

National Security

What’s a war without a code name?

Charles Hoskinson · September 26, 2014 5:58 pm

President Obama points to former President George W. Bush during a ceremony to unveil his official portrait. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Memo from George W. Bush: ‘Welcome, Mr. President, to the war on terror’

Larry Elder · September 25, 2014 3:40 pm

Earnest: Carney did well with McCain

Susan Crabtree · September 11, 2014 7:51 pm

Thirteen years later, America has lost ground

Washington Examiner · September 11, 2014 9:03 am

Washington Secrets

Zogby Report Card: Shades of George H.W. Bush in Obama’s ISIS plan

Paul Bedard · September 6, 2014 9:00 am

Washington Secrets

Mainstream Media Scream: MSNBC blames ISIS torture on Abu Ghraib, Gitmo

Paul Bedard · September 2, 2014 7:56 pm

President Barack Obama rejected President George W. Bush's strategy for dealing with Islamic extremism and worked to undermine it. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty images)

The world melts down as the fall election season begins

Hugh Hewitt · August 31, 2014 9:40 pm

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U.K. raises terrorist threat level

Susan Crabtree · August 29, 2014 2:55 pm

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (L) said the Islamic State is a threat "beyond anything that we've seen," and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey called it an "apocalyptic" group that will "have to be defeated." (Getty images/Mark Wilson)

Another bad war in Iraq

Steve Chapman · August 27, 2014 10:28 pm

In this Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009 file photo, F-15 warplanes of the Saudi Air Force fly over the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh during a graduation ceremony at King Faisal Air Force University. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

The U.S. can, if Obama chooses wisely, lead a Middle East coalition to destroy ISIS

Washington Examiner · August 25, 2014 11:11 pm

President Obama speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room in the White House in Washington, Monday. Taking a two-day break from summer vacation, Obama met with top advisers at the White House to review developments in Iraq and in racially charged Ferguson, Mo., two trouble spots where Obama has ordered his administration to intervene. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Is the Obama crew smart enough to defeat ISIS?

Mark Tapscott · August 25, 2014 12:21 pm

On Thursday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry gave a speech at the Heritage Foundation that was a stark contrast to similar appearances in his failed 2012 run. (Examiner/Graeme Jennings)

This time around, Rick Perry rolls his sleeves up

David M. Drucker · August 22, 2014 11:25 am